May 5, 2017 · Warriors would inoculate their spear points with the seaweed from a specific pool to make the their wounds fatal. Research by Walsh and Bowers described this ancient pool as not containing seaweed, but rather an undescribed species of zoanthid, Palythoa toxica. It was not until almost a decade later that the structure of palytoxin was revealed ...

Mar 28, 2021 · I bought a frag of beautiful green grandis palythoa about two years ago and placed them in about 85 par. I’ve slowly watched them turn brown. The two polyps are now about ten, but I’m not sure why the color shift.

Jul 31, 2020 · The Palythoa's probably not. Reply. Reactions: NashobaTek, najer and fishguy242. Jul 31, 2020 #2 fishguy242

Oct 31, 2013 · A single loose polyp swallowed by a child or pet could result in fatality. Take more than extra precautions when fragging any coral. To frag a palythoa you will need Gloves, Safety Goggles, a Towel, Super Glue Gel, a bowl of tank water, a razor blade, and a colony to frag.

Mar 2, 2018 · I have a healthy colony of Palythoa which has been around for about 7 years now in my tank. But now that my son is getting to the age where he could stick his hand in the tank, I want to remove it. Can anyone recommend a safe way to remove it, and the live rock it is on, while keeping risk of...

May 27, 2022 · Yes these paly's are toxic. The best way to go is to remove the rock as a whole. It is really hard to scrape all the guys off.

Nov 3, 2019 · Nuclear Green Palythoa. Thread starter SpaceInvader98; Start date Feb 10, 2020; Tagged users None

Aug 5, 2016 · I got this Palythoa a few weeks ago that did really well in the tank and sprouted a new polyp on the side. Yesterday it was kinda acting up and not opening all the way (the half open half close thing). And today it seems like it’s puked it’s guts out and the other half is open like nothing happened.

Aug 22, 2017 · any tricks on getting Palythoa grandis to open. Mine has never thrived and I can not get it to open. Cal 400-420. Alk 8.6, 1.25, phos 0 nitrate 25(trying to lower). Weekly 5-10 WC. Red Sea 130 with nanobox at 45-50%. Thanks

Oct 21, 2019 · Burning palythoa can be very dangerous. The toxins can aerosolize as the animal's flesh burns and cause harm to anyone in the vicinity who might inhale the fumes. Do NOT burn palythoa as a method of disposal.